Bedroom lamp stand and circuit-controlling mechanism therefor



July 31, 1928. 1,678,920

5. B. SHIFFLETT BEDROOM LAMP STAND AND CIRCUIT CONTROLLING MECHANISMTHEREFQR Filed 1260.5, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. Samuel .5.S/mf/Zet A TTORN E Yj' July 31, 1928. 1,678,920

5. a SHIFFLETT BEDROOM LAMP STAND AND CIRCUIT CONTROLLING MECHANISMTHEREFOR Filed Dec. 5, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

INVENTOR. 5a; 1ueZB.5/"u//Z9@Z' ZWLIZZW A TTORNEY5 Patented July 31,1928.

UNITED STATES SAMUEL B. SHIFFLET'I, OF DEL RAY, ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA.

BEDROOM LAMP STAND AND CIRCUIT- App1ication filed December Thisinvention relates to bed lamp stands and circuit controlling mechanismtherefor, and it has for its object to provide electrical circuitscontrolled by an alarm clock, suitable lights and alarm elements beingincluded in said circuits to render the structure of utility in turningon the hghts and sounding an alarm in the users bedroom, at any timethat the alarm clock may be set for.

I am aware of the fact that it is not broadly new with me to utilize analarm clock for the purpose of closing an electric circuit at apredetermined t'me, and I do not claim any such idea broadly. However,as this description proceeds, 1t Wlll be seen that I have devised aspecific arrangement of parts of the following advantage. The elementsemployed are largely of standard construction, such as may be securedupon the open market, at a small cost. The main lights and the mastercontrol swltch complementally form a pendant cluster; th1s arrangementbringfng the master switch into co-operative relation with the actuatingelement of the alarm clock, while the latter is mounted upon the top ofand at the front edge of a stand. which is of a nature to serve as abedroom table or stand, and to be placed alongside of the bed, orbetween twin beds, and the master switch and its actuating mechanism isof such a nature that the act of manually turning off the lights uponretir'ng, automatically sets the mechanism is such position thatit Wlllbe acted upon by the alarm clock at the proper time the next morning.

Further objects and advantages of the 1nvention will be set forth in thedetailed description which follows.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is'a perspective view of a devlce constructed in accordancewith the invention.

Figure 2 is a rear elevation of the alarm clock and associated .parts,and

Figure 3 is a diagrammatic view of the electrical connections. Likenumerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several figures ofthe drawings.

In carrying out the 1nvent1on I provlde a stand 5. having a body 6, oneside of which is closed by a door 7, through which access may be had tothe interior of said body. Upon the top of the stand 5, I mount an a armc o k 8, of a conventional kind, such coN'raoLLme MECHANISM THEREFOR. s,1927. Serial No. 237,502;

as may be purchased upon the open market, and I dispose, upon the top 5,an electric fixture, comprising three goose-necks 8, 9, and 10, havingthe downwardly curved or pendant terminal portions clearly illustratedin Figure 1. The goose-necks 8 andlO carry electric lamp sockets, 11 and12, of the pull chain' type, in which electric bulbs 13 and 14,preferably of an ornamental form, are .mounted. The center goose-neck 5termi nates in a switch 15, of a well known form, which comprises a pushbutton 16, movable laterally through the body of the switch to on andofl position.

As is more clearly illustrated in Figure 2, Imount upon the body 15, ofthe switch, a rigid keeper 17, which terminates in the downwardlydirected tongue 18, and beneath this tongue I hinge a lever 19, at 20.The tongue 18 of the keeper limits the movement of the lever 19 awayfrom the body of the switch. When the push button or plunger 16 is inthe position illustrated in Figure 2, the switch is off and the lever 19is forced over against the tongue 18, and thus is held in comparativelyrigid position. When the alarm mechanism of the alarm clock operates,the thumb piece 21, on the back thereof, turns in the directionindicated by the arrow, carrying with it the tappet 22 that is mountedthereon. The head of this tappet is rounded, as indicated at 23, to actupon the lever 19, to move said lever to the dotted line positionillustrated in Figure 2, and, consequently, to move the plunger 16 farenough to the right to cause it to snap to closed position. v

Thus, it will be understood that with this lamp stand located alongsideof his bed,

the user may enjoy the lights 13 and 14,

and su h other elements as may be controlled by the master switch 15,until he becomes sleepy, and is ready to put out the lights. When thattime arrives, he presses the plunger 16 to move it to the positionillustrated in Figure 2. which, as will be presently set forth,extinguishes the lights 13 and 14, and may cut off all other mechanismcontrolled by the apparatus, and automatically sets plunger 16, andlever 19, in such position that when the alarm sounds upon thesucceeding morning, the master switch will be closed.

This switch, as will be seen by referring to the diagrammatic Figure 3,is located in the positive side 2 1, of an electric circuit,

' tive lead 2-6 of said circuit. Thus, it is clear that with the switchclosed, the lights 13 and 14 will be lighted.

An electric heater 28, which may be located at any suitable point in thebedroom, is connected by a conductor 29, with the positive side of thecircuit, at 30, and with the negative side of the circuit by a conductor31. An individual controlling switch 32, of the type of switch 15, isincluded in the conductor 29, so that the heater may be turned off, eventhough the master switch 15 be closed, and, by referring to Figure 1, itwill be seen that this switch 32 is exposed at the top of the cabinet orstand for ready access.

Furthermore, since it is of polished metal and matches and balances alike switch 33, said location of these switches adds to the generallyornamental effect of the device. The switch 33 is in a circuit whichincludes a transformer 34, and electric bell 35, said transformer andbell being'preferably housed in the compartment formed by the body 6.

Furthermore, this housing serves to receive and conceal the wiring. Ifdesired, an outlet 37 for a vacuum cleaner, not'shown, to be used in thebedroom, may be connected to the positive side of the circuit through aconductor 38, and to the negative side of the circuit, through aconductor 39. With the switches 32 and 33 closed, the master switchwill, when turned on by the action of the alarm clock, complete thenecessary circuits to energize the heater and to energize the bell 35.The switch 33 will only be turned on when the person usin the apparatusis unusually hard to awaken. Ordinarily, the alarm created by the alarmclock, will be suflicient, but if the user fears that he is likely to goback to sleep, after the alarm of the clock ceases, he may, by closingswitch 33, when he goes to bed, insure the setting in action of analarm, which will sound con- From the foregoing description, it will beseen that the arrangement described not only produces a structure ofutility, as a stand,

and an alarm mechanism, having many de sirable features, but that theseveral elements are so correlated as to produce a structure of pleasingand ornamental appearance, and one that will serve as a time-piece.

Furthermore, it will be seen that all of the parts, except the lever 19and keeper 20,

are of conventional form, and readily Se:

curable on the open market.

It is to be understood that the not limited to the precise constructionset.

invention'isf forth, but that it' includes within its purview whateverchanges fairly come within either the spirit or terms of the appended:

claims. 7 v "Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a device of the character described, the combination with an alarmclock, a

switch disposed rearwardly of the alarm clock, a keeper fixed upon theexterior of said switch, a lever. hingedly mounted beton is moved to offposition to thrust said I I lever outwardly against said keeper, and atappet of crank formation upon the alarm wind element of the alarmclock, shaped to engage the lower end of said lever with a wipingmovement.

2. A device of the character described, comprising an alarm clock, anelectric fixture comprising a member terminating in a downturned freeend, a pendant switch car ried by the downturned free end of thefixture, which switch lies above the level of the alarm clock andcomprises a push button laterally movable in a horizontal plane throughsaid switch and under spring tension at its limit of movement to offposition, a keeper comprising a plate secured to the body of the switchand projecting downwardly in the vertical plane of the push button, apendant lever hinged upon the switch above said push button and beneathsaid keeper, the downwardly projecting portion of the keeper limitingthe movement of the lever away from the switch, a tappet upon the alarmwind element of the clock which,

in its rotation, engages and moves said lever to actuate the push buttonto bring the switch to closed position, said push button, in, itsmovement to off position binding said lever between itself and saidkeeper.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

SAMUEL B. FSHIIFFLETT.

